 Hassan Abbas
Hassan Abbas |
 Zach Taylor
Zach Taylor |
 Steffen Giles-Osborn
Steffen Giles-Osborn |
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Hassan Abbas and Zach Taylor were second-team selections on the 2011 NAIA Men's Tennis All-America Teams announced Tuesday.
Earning honorable mention was XU's Steffen Giles-Osborn.
Abbas and Taylor are Xavier's fourth and fifth men's tennis All-Americans of the modern era. Mike Green (2009), Terry Richardson (2009) and Miroslav Vukicevic (2008) also were second-team selections.
Abbas, a senior from Saltaire, England, and a graduate of Bingley Grammar School and Ventura (Calif.) College, was 15-6 in singles and 15-8 doubles this season and was 31st in the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association/NAIA singles rankings.
Taylor, a junior from Monroe, La., and a graduate of St. Frederick High School and Ventura College, was 11-10 in singles and 15-8 in doubles. He was 24th in ITA/NAIA singles rankings. Taylor and Abbas are 15th nationally in doubles.
Giles-Osborn, a junior from Atlanta, Ga., and a graduate of Westlake High School, was 12-14 in singles and 13-14 in doubles. He was 17th in the South in the ITA/NAIA singles rankings and 15th in the South in doubles with Sean Richardson.
Xavier was 13-9 this season, winning the NAIA Unaffiliated Group 2 Tournament and qualifying for the NAIA National Championship for the third consecutive year. The XU men's No. 8 final ranking was their highest ever.
| 2011 NAIA Men's Tennis All-America Teams |
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First Team |
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Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
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Bruno Savi |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
So. |
Santana Do Livramento, Brazil |
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Boris Obama |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
So. |
Paris, France |
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Jochem Hoefnagels |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
So. |
Asten, Netherlands |
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Janosch Apelt |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
Jr. |
Frankfurt, Germany |
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Chris Freeman |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
So. |
Costa Mesa, Calif. |
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Kirill Sinitsyn |
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) |
So. |
Toronto, Canada |
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Xavier Smith |
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) |
Jr. |
Visalia, Calif. |
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Cledson Carvalho |
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) |
Jr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Remy Caffardo |
Graceland (Iowa) |
Sr. |
Romans, France |
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Martin Poboril |
Oklahoma Christian |
So. |
Pribam, Czech Republic |
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Thomas Van Cauter |
Oklahoma Christian |
Sr. |
Villenueve-Loubet, France |
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Bruno Tiberti |
Oklahoma Christian |
Fr. |
Argentina |
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Lucas Pereira |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
Jr. |
Sao, Paulo, Brazil |
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Carlos Lima |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Sr. |
Porto Allegre, Brazil |
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Bryan Cox |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Jr. |
Alamo, Calif. |
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Jody Claassen |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Fr. |
Cape Town, South Africa |
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Second Team |
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Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
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Bence Toth |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
So. |
Budapest, Hungary |
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Loic Didavi |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
So. |
Cotonou, Benin |
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Andrey Potapkin |
Concordia (Calif.) |
Sr. |
Moscow, Russia |
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Patrick Besch |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
Fr. |
Mainz, Germany |
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Jan Hoekzema |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
Sr. |
Bonn, Germany |
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Peter Francis |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
Jr. |
Hampshire, England |
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Simon Felix |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
Fr. |
Geneva, Switzerland |
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Nathan Martinet |
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) |
Fr. |
Pau, France |
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Fabricio Morales |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Fr. |
Cancun, Mexico |
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Vinicius Santos |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Jr. |
Passo Fundo, Brazil |
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Renardy Guelfi |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
Curitiba, Brazil |
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Joel Myers |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
Sr. |
Melbourne, Australia |
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Yvon Haessig |
Union (Ky.) |
Fr. |
Vancouver, Canada |
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Nicolas Ernst |
Union (Ky.) |
Sr. |
Rietheim, Germany |
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Zach Taylor |
Xavier (La.) |
Jr. |
Monroe, La. |
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Hassan Abbas |
Xavier (La.) |
Sr. |
Saltaire, England |
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Honorable Mention |
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Name |
School |
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Aaron Hendrick |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
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Nick Artaev |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
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Zinelabidine Jouini |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
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Claudio Andrade |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
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Ben Eger |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
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Carlos Anton |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
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Bruno Santarelli |
Concordia (Calif.) |
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Adrian Bayh |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
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Vladislav Khudziy |
Huntington (Ind.) |
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Victor Saez |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
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Andrews Moraes |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
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Vyacheslav Bukatin |
McPherson (Kan.) |
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Esteban Flores |
Oklahoma Christian |
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Pier Pieracianni |
Oklahoma Christian |
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Julian Kurz |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
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Marek Ondruj |
Southwest (N.M.) |
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Felipe Bedon |
Taylor (Ind.) |
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Bartos Micher |
Union (Ky.) |
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Toni Gauta |
William Carey (Miss.) |
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Thomas Rizk |
William Carey (Miss.) |
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Steffen Giles-Osborn |
Xavier (La.) |
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